Day 22: Settling In

Entry 5

Day 22 (Monday January 28th, 2019)

So…I may have skipped a few days on my journey posts. It doesn’t mean I’ve abandoned ship! I swear, I’m still following this strict diet. My other life just began getting overwhelming and for the sake of my mental health, I focused on my day job and just continued to post my food photos on Instagram.

My AIP diet is going great. I had a slight misstep a few weeks ago. I went to a friend’s house and may have over indulged in brownies and these delicious cheese puff pastries, they were just so good. I don’t regret it, everything tasted amazing and I wasn’t going to pass up the cheesey pastries! I did learn my lesson that I can’t go balls to the walls when out. I should have chosen my poison carefully, maybe skipped the four (okay SIX!) brownies and just had the cheesey pastry.

The strangest part was that I didn’t start to feel badly until two days later. My body felt tired, I didn’t jump out of bed with energy and I just felt off. I also worked a hellish week, two eleven hour days, which I’m sure didn’t help.

I spent the weekend planning out meals, prepping and getting creative with my veggie options. As far as my cooking goes, I’ve definitely settled in. I’m no longer worried about making breakfast or lunches for work. By now, my entire kitchen has easy to grab AIP-friendly foods. I know the basics that I can make quickly and that’s helpful.

Heading into this week, I’m focused very much on breakfast and lunch. It’s strange to me to have dinner on the back burner, but the days I eat a hearty breakfast and a filling lunch, my dinner shrinks down and I don’t want a massive plate of food at 6:30pm.

Something I’ve learned along the way, preparing! Waking up on the weekends and have to cut and dice vegetables for a hash isn’t too bad, but come Monday morning, I need everything cut, diced, and chopped. I spent Sunday night dicing sweet potatoes so I can just throw them into a pan as I dry my hair in the morning! But this is what will make any diet easier! I’ve forgone meal planning, I can’t stick to a schedule and feel confident to make proper choices.

Don’t worry, I still cheat here and there, hello chocolate chip waffles!